# Horakandawala GN division, Padukka DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Padukka DS Division 

# Horakandawala

Horakandawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.51 km²**.

- 1.5km²

## Where is Horakandawala?

Horakandawala lies in [Padukka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/), [Colombo District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 3 other GN divisions: [Dampe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/dampe/), [Madulawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/madulawa-north/) and [Ovitigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/ovitigama/). By area it is the 8316th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Padukka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/). The centre of Horakandawala is about 26 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8268° N, 80.0533° E. Local names: හොරකඳවල .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Horakandawala and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Colombo District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,999 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (304 mm) and the driest Feb (71 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and July to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 76 

Feb 26 71 

Mar 27 115 

Apr 28 226 

May 27 224 

Jun 27 143 

Jul 26 99 

Aug 26 113 

Sep 26 162 

Oct 26 292 

Nov 26 304 

Dec 26 175 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Horakandawala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Meegoda Ayurveda Hospital · Kurunduwatta 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84619&mlon=80.04177#map=17/6.84619/80.04177) 

Bank NSB · Ovitigama 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84398&mlon=80.04696#map=17/6.84398/80.04696) 

ATM Hatton National Bank CDM · Homagama Town 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84162&mlon=80.00490#map=17/6.84162/80.00490) 

Petrol pump Fuel Station · Godagama North 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85184&mlon=80.03400#map=17/6.85184/80.03400) 

Hotel Field Seven Hotel · Gehenuwala 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84375&mlon=80.05154#map=17/6.84375/80.05154) 

Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) 

School Sinhala class · Watareka South 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83990&mlon=80.05815#map=17/6.83990/80.05815) 

College Faculty of Technology · Pitipana North 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82222&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.82222/80.04227) 

Police station Meegoda Pilice Station · Gehenuwala 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84433&mlon=80.04574#map=17/6.84433/80.04574) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other GN divisions in Padukka DS Division

- Angampitiya
- Angamuwa
- Arukwatta North
- Arukwatta South
- Beliattavila
- Beruketiya
- Dambora
- Dampe
- Galagedara East
- Galagedara North
- Galagedara South
- Ganegoda
- Gurulana
- Halpe
- Horagala East
- Horagala West
- Ihala Bope
- Kahawala
- Kurugala
- Liyanwala
- Madulawa North
- Madulawa South
- Mahingala
- Malagala
- Miriyagalla
- Padukka
- Pahala Bope
- Pahala Padukka
- Pinnawala North
- Pinnawala South
- Pitumpe North
- Pitumpe South
- Poregedara
- Siyambalawa
- Thummodara
- Udagama
- Udumulla
- Uggalla
- Waga East
- Waga North
- Waga South
- Waga West
- Weragala
- Wewelpanawa
- Yatawathura

## Quick answers

- Where is Horakandawala?In Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Horakandawala?Dampe, Madulawa North and Ovitigama
- What is the best time to visit Horakandawala?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Horakandawala?Meegoda Ayurveda Hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Horakandawala?NSB, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Horakandawala?Hatton National Bank CDM, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Horakandawala?Fuel Station, about 3.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Horakandawala?LK1118160 (OCHA common operational dataset)